by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910), as also known as Mark Twain
Dear St. Andrew
Language: English
Dear St. Andrew, The whisky arrived in due course from over the water; last week one bottle of it was extracted from the wood and inserted into me, on the installment plan, with this result: that I believe it to be the best, smoothest whisky now on the planet. Thanks, oh, thanks: I have discarded Peruna. Hoping that you three are well and happy and will be coming back before the winter sets in. I am, Sincerely yours, Mark ...the best, smoothest whisky.... Thanks!
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- by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910), as also known as Mark Twain, no title, a letter written on February 10, 1906 to Andres Carnegi in Scotland, first published 1917 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Letter to Saint Andrew", 2008 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-07
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Word count: 84